The Pink Finks is an very notable group, being the first in the
series of bands featuring Ross Wilson and Ross Hannaford, which eventually culminated
in the hugely successful Daddy Cool.
The Finks formed in early 1965 when 16 year-old R&B fanatic Ross Wilson
joined forces with Ross Hannaford's schoolboy outfit The Fauves,
which played Shadows and Ventures covers.

They were a part-time band, since
the members were all still at school at the time. Hannaford, who was
only 14 when the band formed, was often driven to gigs by his mum, and had
to be sneaked in and out of the licensed venues they played at because he
was underage. Inspired by the onslaught of English groups like The Stolling
Stones, The Pretty Things and The Yardbirds, the young band's repertoire
was chiefly R&B and blues covers.

David Cameron replaced original rhythm guitarist Rick Dalton in early
1965; Dalton later joined Running Jumping Standing Still with ex-Missing
Links members Andy Anderson and Doug Ford. The Finks released four
singles during their brief career; their first was their raucous version of The Kingsmen's "Louie Louie"
released on the Finks' own label, Mojo (whose label was designed by Ross Wilson's brother Bruce) and it gave
them an early taste of success when it was a local hit (#16) in Melbourne in June 1965.

Michael Edwards was added on trumpet and sax in August '66, but
the group folded at the end of the year when Franklin, Cameron and Ratz
left to go to university. It appears from the information in Who's
Who of Australian Rock & Roll that they were replaced, at least temporarily,
by Kinman, Landsdowne and Jimmy Niven, although in what capacity they
contributed is not known. (Jimmy Niven was later a member of The
Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band (1973-76) and Sports (1976-80).

After The Pink Finks

- Richard Franklin became a successful feature film director whose
Australian credits include The True Story Of Eskimo Nell, Fantasm,
Roadgames and Patrick. He then moved to America where he directed Psycho
II, Cloak & Dagger, Link and FX2: The Deadly Art of Illusion. He died in 2007.

- David Cameron graduated from NIDA and became an
actor, beginning with a role in the ABC's Bellbird, in 1969; since
then he has notched up an impressive string of series, mini-series and
feature film appearances, including Against The Wind and Dawn!.